“powerful jazzy blues vocals”
--Cathie Fredrickson, Singer/Songwriter

“After you hear her voice, lyrics and fantastic rhythms - you'll see why she continues to amaze”
--Sylvan Solloway, NY Post

“This is jazz, and it’s soul, cleanly produced and smoothly sung.”
--InBlaze, IndieUpdate.com

More Press…….
Stephanie Rivers—Review
August 18, 2008 by InBlaze  

This is jazz, and it’s soul, cleanly produced and smoothly sung. Rivers offers an interesting mix of rhythms in “Fairy Tales” from the Play Things EP (2008).

According to her own marketing information, on the Stephanie Rivers Web site, she hails from Tulsa Oklahoma. Apparently she was a child entertainer, singing in and around Tulsa, in just about every venue you can imagine. She lists legends such as Billie Holiday and Aretha Franklin among her influences, along with more recent but equally talented singers such as Ani DiFranco, Lauren Hill and Mariah Carey.

For some reason, it seems those performers who take some time with classical piano and voice develop natural talent in a unique way. “The Whole” has some exquisite jazz guitar to accompany Rivers’ soulful singing. This writer was about to comment on her “worldly” sound when he discovered that she experienced the hip-hop world in London and tasted the music of some of the best in Italy as well. When she began to work on her own “sound” she brought in Camila Celin on lead guitar, Greg Richardson on bass, Dani Correa to contribute on drums and Keenan Walter for some wonderful keyboard work. Thomas Jacobs adds vocals. There isn’t a label yet, according to the Web information. But it won’t take long, I’d wager.

EP Play Things Scheduled for May Release
March 2008
Contact: info@stephanieriversmusic.com
New York--The highly anticipated Play Things EP, is scheduled for a May 15th release on Stephanie's label, SRPR. Recorded with Ronnie Rogers at The Cave in New York, featuring Camila Celin on electric guitar, Play Things is a display of Stephanie's talent to write, compose, and arrange soulful and melodic songs for the real music listener.
Originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Stephanie Rivers has been entertaining crowds since the age of four.  Influenced by everything from R&B/Soul, Classical, and Folk & Rock to House & Drum n Bass, Stephanie combines her knowledge of music genres and skills as a musician to write and compose what she calls “Folk Soul.”
Play Things will be available on CD Baby and Myspace.com on May 15th. To preview the EP, visit www.stephanieriversmusic.com or www.myspace.com/sriversmusic for more information about Stephanie and upcoming shows.

Stephanie Sings for Obama!
February 2008
Contact: info@stephanieriversmusic.com
New York—Super Tuesday was more than super; it was an honor. To set it off, the Grassroots arm of the Obama for President Campaign invited Stephanie to sing the National Anthem at the Central Park /Columbus Circle area rally just days before the New York Primary. With over 300 Obama supporters and campaigners, businesspersons, as well as local political figures attending, the rally was a success, making it one of the largest gatherings on a Primary Election day.